{"id":403656,"date":"2024-01-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=403656"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Simple-Cafe-opens-inside-99-Cents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Simple-Cafe-opens-inside-99-Cents\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Cafe opens inside 99 Cents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simple Cafe has opened inside 99 Cents Supermarket in Garapan.<\/p>\n<p>The coffee shop began selling snacks and a variety of hot food and cold drinks just before last Christmas in November 2023, according to owner Edith Villamena.<\/p>\n<p>Simple Caf\u00e9\u2019s menu includes sandwiches and Filipino delicacies such as puto, kutsinta, buchi, maja, siomai, siopao, pancit. and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The new caf\u00e9 and snack bar also offers drinks such as fresh fruit\/vegetables juices, smoothies, iced coffee, dalgona coffee, matcha latte, Thai milk tea, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Villamena said during the first couple of months of operation, their family-owned business has attracted some loyal customers who can\u2019t get enough of their freshly baked pandesal, arroz caldo, iced coffee, and halo-halo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimple Cafe is different from other cafes on Saipan because we offer a homemade-cooking style for breakfast and lunch bento. We decided to include lunch in our menu due to customers\u2019 suggestions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>While mainly a takeout operation, Simple Cafe also has several tables and seats that can accommodate seven to eight dine-in customers.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why open a business in still uncertain economic times, Villamena said a food business, as long as its tasty and affordable, will always attract its fair share of customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to open a business even at this tough time because we believe food is a human necessity whatever the season. When people get hungry, they will buy food to eat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Simple Caf\u00e9 is open from Monday to Saturday, 6am-6pm and from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday (snacks and drinks only). Customers can contact them at (670) 588-6044 or message them via their Facebook page, Instagram, and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/8918e7050fba35d35901768e5b78b54e.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Simple Caf\u00e9 is open from Monday to Saturday, 6am-6pm and from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday (snacks and drinks only).<\/p>\n<p>-MARK RABAGO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/bd49c531567fe56af93202c41d0d7bf5.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Simple Caf\u00e9\u2019s menu includes sandwiches and Filipino delicacies such as puto, kutsinta, buchi, maja, siomai, siopao, pancit, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>-MARK RABAGO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/891b9d6784a5b1ecd63a3db5a5241c43.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Simple Caf\u00e9\u2019s buchi tray.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/ae746766fbcc54050847c339fa024a16.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Simple Caf\u00e9\u2019s pancit.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple Cafe has opened inside 99 Cents Supermarket in Garapan. 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